Marillion – Clutching At Straws

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Label:	Capitol Records – ST-12539
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:	Canada
Released:	Jun 1987
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Art Rock, Prog Rock

Tracklist

A1	Hotel Hobbies	3:37
A2	Warm Wet Circles Backing Vocals – Tessa Niles	6:01
A3	That Time Of The Night (The Short Straw)	4:18
A4	Just For The Record	3:08
A5	White Russian	6:23
B1	Incommunicado Backing Vocals – Christopher "Robbin" Kimsey*	5:14
B2	Torch Song Voice [Dr. Finlay] – John Cavanagh	4:05
B3	Slàinte Mhath	4:41
B4	Sugar Mice	5:45
B5	The Last Straw: Happy Ending Backing Vocals – Tessa Niles	5:56

Companies, etc.

Manufactured By – Capitol Records-EMI Of Canada Limited
Distributed By – Capitol Records-EMI Of Canada Limited
Licensed From – Capitol Records-EMI Of Canada Limited
Recorded At – Westside Studios
Mixed At – Advision Studios
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – EMI Records Ltd.
Copyright © – EMI Records Ltd.
Produced For – Chris Kimsey Productions Ltd.
Published By – Marillion Music
Published By – Charisma Music Publishing Ltd.
Printed By – Ever Reddy
Mastered At – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Don Mills, ON
Lacquer Cut At – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Don Mills, ON
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Don Mills, ON

Credits

Artwork [Sleeve Concept] – Fish
Bass – Pete Trewavas
Crew – Andy Field (3), Smick Hardgrave, Steve Robinson (11)
Drums, Percussion – Ian Mosley
Guitar – Steve Rothery
Illustration, Design – Mark Wilkinson (4)
Keyboards – Mark Kelly (4)
Lyrics By – Derek William Dick, Fish
Management – John Arnison
Mixed By – David Jacob
Mixed By [Assistant] – Avril Macintosh*
Music By, Arranged By – Marillion
Photography By – Janus Van Helfteren
Producer – Chris Kimsey
Recorded By – Nick Davis
Recorded By [Assistant] – Richard Sullivan
Vocals – Fish

Notes

Recorded at Westside Studios, London.
Mixed at Advision Studios, London.
(p) & (c) 1987 EMI Records Ltd.

Manufactured and distributed in Canada under license by Capitol Records-EMI Of Canada Limited

Released with an inner lyrics-sleeve

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 0 7777-12539-1 1
Barcode (Scanned): 077771253911
Other (Printer's ID; circled on spine): ER
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 side A runout): ST-12539-1 1A2Z
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 side B runout): ST-12539-2 1B2Z
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 side A runout): ST-12539-1 1A2Z DM-8
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 side B runout): ST-12539-2 1B2Z DM-5
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 side A runout): ST-12539-1 1A2Z DM-11
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 side B runout): ST-12539-2 1B2Z DM-6
Matrix / Runout (Variant 4 side A runout): ST-12537 1A 2 Z
Matrix / Runout (Variant 4 side B runout): ST-12537 1B 2Z

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Clutching At Straws (CD, Album)	EMI, EMI	CDP 7 46866 2, CD-EMD 1002	UK & Europe	1987
Recently Edited	Clutching At Straws (LP, Album)	EMI, EMI, EMI	1C 064 24 07851, 1C 064-24 0785 1, 064 24 0785 1	Europe	1987
Recently Edited	Clutching At Straws (LP, Album)	EMI	24 0785 1	Europe	1987
	Clutching At Straws (LP, Album)	EMI, EMI	2407851, 24 0785 1	Europe	1987
Recently Edited	Clutching At Straws (CD, Album)	Capitol Records	CDP 7 46866 2	US	1987